I use a plane and a shooting board to create the joining surface on my structural braces. This gives me the freedom to control the precise degree of "spring" and vary it from one application to another. The green line on the "floor" of the fixture is my baseline for my back braces and gives me visual reference. It is about 2 minutes work to fit a brace using this method as long as run out is zero.
Here is the sequence. Ask questions in it is not clear.
The Fixture:
Raw stock:
Wedge induced bend:
Depth of chord in reverse:
Planed "straight":
The finished brace:
